Adorn your handmade Easter greeting cards this year with this sweet little bunny is holding a basket full of colorful Easter eggs!
One thing to keep in mind before we get started… this is merely a guide to assemble the dimensional accent in a way that resembles the pictured version. We encourage you to unleash your creativity and explore alternative layouts, add your own touches (such as inking, embossing, glitter, etc) and make this project reflect your own style or the future greeting card recipient’s personality.
Are you ready to bring this work of art to life? Let’s get started!
How to Assemble this Dimensional Paper Accent…
Things You’ll Need:
- Easter Bunny set
- Liquid craft glue
We like using clear Elmer’s glue. - Craft tweezers
Additional Supplies (Optional):
These items are purely optional and simply allow you to take the design to the next level!
- Adhesive foam pieces for extra dimension
- Ink pads and brushes for shading
- Glitter
- Accents such as rhinestones, pearls, etc.
Important Notes:
*The colors and patterns of the pieces will vary from set to set based on paper availability.
*This set contains small pieces! Not intended for use by small children.
*Use ink pads and brushes to lightly shade the pieces in this set before assembling to give the finished design extra dimension.
Let’s Get Started!
Step 1:
Choose three Easter eggs and glue them together inside the Easter basket.
Glue the remaining two Easter eggs together which will be placed behind the bunny.
Step 2:
Glue the tummy piece onto the bunny body piece.
Glue the white tail piece to the tail/back foot piece.
Step 3:
Glue the tail/back foot piece behind the body piece, aligning the curve of the bunny’s bottom so that two feet show.
Glue the shirt piece to the body.
Step 4:
Glue the inner ear piece inside the ear of the head piece.
Glue the outer ear piece behind the head piece so that both ears show.
Glue the nose piece behind the head piece so the tip of the nose shows.
Glue the eye into the eye opening of the head piece.
Helpful tip: Use craft tweezers to make picking up and placing these tiny eye and nose pieces a little bit easier!
Step 5:
Glue Glue the assembled head piece to the body piece so that the bunny it looking upward.
Glue the sleeve piece on top of the arm piece then glue the arm piece on top of the body piece so that the bunny is reaching upward.
Glue the basket handle the bunny’s hand.
Voila! You’ve just assembled the Easter Bunny paper accent. Add it to your handmade greeting card to create a truly one-of-a-kind item that is ready to be given or sent to friends and family. We hope you enjoyed the crafting time we shared today and encourage you to take a look at our many other dimensional paper accents which can be found on our Make It page as well as our Etsy shop.
Have a blessed day!
– MadeCreatively
MadeCreatively